COVID control measures continue to disrupt tin concentrate supply
International trade of tin concentrates between China and Myanmar declined in August as coronavirus control measures suspended transport through a
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Base Metals
South32 to acquire up to an additional 25% of Mozal Aluminium
South32 Limited has announced that it has exercised its pre-emptive rights to acquire up to an additional 25% shareholding and
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Power struggle in China: Tin is the next victim
In the end of September, the production line of a solder company in Kunshan was silent. In previous years, the
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Motheo Copper Project confirms 5.2Mtpa copper ore reserve
Sandfire has released an updated Mineral Resource for the A4 Deposit, which will underpin a Feasibility Study on the development
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Prieska Project targets 22ktpa copper and 70ktpa zinc
Orion is on track to become a new-generation Australian-South African mining company focused on the development of our portfolio of
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AfriTin Mining continues its strong performance in 2021
AfriTin Mining owns and operates the Uis tin mine in Namibia. Quarterly production is targeted at 180 tonnes of tin
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Aluminium Recycling: economically and environmentally beneficial
All the by-products, residues, and end-of-life products from the aluminium value chain end in landfills if not recycled or reutilized.
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Aluminum market shows shortage of 1.076 tons in first 7 months
According to a report released by the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS), the global aluminum market has a shortage
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Rocksure is strategic partner for Ghana’s $6bn aluminium project
The choice of Rocksure International, a wholly Ghanaian owned company, is a major step forward towards building capacity in Ghana
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Gravita starts aluminium recycling plant in Mozambique
JAIPUR, Rajasthan, India – Industrial recycling major Gravita India said last week its step-down subsidiary has started commercial production of
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IDC to become a strategic partner to develop Okiep Copper Project
Orion Minerals Limited has announced that its development strategy for the recently-acquired Okiep Copper Project (OCP), located approximately 570km north
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Jubilee to acquire Zambia copper and cobalt tailings projects
Jubilee, a leader in metals processing with operations in Africa has announced significant further progress at its Copper and Cobalt
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Bright future for bauxite industry in Guinea
The bauxite mining industry is booming in Guinea on the back of demand of Chinese, Russian, Gulf and Indian alumina
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Prospects of greenfield alumina plants in Africa
Guinea’s Fria alumina refinery was started in 1960 by Aluminium Pechiney, France followed by Reynolds Company and then Rusal since
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Kakula Copper’s study for Phase 3 mine and concentrator expansion
Study work for the Phase 3 mine and concentrator expansion is underway, which includes optimization work to determine mining production
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Bauxite mining industry of Guinea and future prospects
Guinea, a small West African country with a population of 12.4 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres, with
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Kamoa-Kakula concentrator Phase 2 overall project 44% complete
Construction of the second 3.8-Mtpa concentrator plant (Phase 2) is progressing well, with the overall project 44% complete; engineering and
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Kamoa-Kakula concentrator approaches steady-state-design performance
KOLWEZI, Democratic Republic of Congo – Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun have announced that hot commissioning and ramp-up
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Silvercorp reports increased resources at Gaocheng Ag-Zn-Pb Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Silvercorp Metals in its technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report Update on the Gaocheng Ag-Zn-Pb Project in
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BHP Billiton makes an offer for the nickel-copper-PGE Noront
Noront Resources has announced that BHP Billiton made an all-cash offer for Noront. Noront is a Canadian-based mining company that
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Namibia court vetoes Haib copper-molybdenum mining license
VANCOUVER, BC – Deep-South Resources Inc. has announced that the High Court of Namibia has decided to interdict and restrain the Ministry
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Troubled Guinea’s bauxite mining sector hangs in the balance
A stable political regime is a key consideration when it comes to investing into a mining project. Sadly, however, regime
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Decade’s high aluminium amid political unrest in Guinea
Aluminium climbed to the highest in more than a decade as political unrest in Guinea fuelled concerns over supply of
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Base Metal Prices Rallied on a Stronger Recovery in Industrial Production
Base metal prices increased by 30 percent between August 2020 and February 2021. The resurgent industrial activity in China and
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Aluminium price rallies to 10-year high lifts aluminium product cost
The sharp spike in aluminium prices to the 10-year high due to limited production in China, the world’s largest aluminium producer,
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Hydro to expand its aluminium recycling capacity in Sweden by 50%
Hydro will expand its aluminium recycling capacity at its Sjunnen extrusion plant in Sweden by 50% in a €11.3 million
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Surge begins exploration program at its copper-silver project
VANCOUVER, BC – Surge Battery Minerals Ihas announced that it has begun its fall exploration program at the Caledonia Copper-Silver
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Eurallumina to restart its alumina refinery in ninety days
Eurallumina, Europe’s largest alumina refinery located in the industrial area of Portovesme, on the island of Sardinia, Italy with access
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Orion completes electromagnetic survey at its Okiep Copper Project
Orion Minerals has successfully completed the extensive SkyTEM helicopter-borne electromagnetic geophysical (AEM) survey at its Okiep Copper Project (OCP) in
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Hulamin’s rolled aluminium and extruded products continue their turnaround
Hulamin has announced its interim results for the period ended 30 June 2021. The Company’s condensed interim financial results for
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